Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-13


Sixtsen years ago last February Proc
tor kuott stood up IN the National
House OF Representatives aHd delivered
q humOsous and satiTicai speech on q
bill for the renewal Of the 81. Croix land
grant. The speech made him famous
for day and was received With roars
Of laughter. not snly BY those WhC
heard u, but also by nearly evefyone
who read Il. Instead Of RETayInR pom.
deTous sreansnts and columns Of dry
statistics against the bill be tried the
force Of safcasm and Tidicule. His OBJ.
iect was 10 defeat the project by bring.
inc u into contempt. and % In buFiea-
qus styIe be pictured The marvellous
Fesoarces, OF the section around the
Western arm Of Lake Superior, wheFv
Dulnth Ia now situated, aud the impeFa.
tive demand the rest Of the eoaBtry
was making for railroad eommunioa-
ton with the reeiou.
That vas Statesman Knotl's innings
and a. be listened 20 the plaadlts OF bis
fellow Cougresamen and 90 the upEo ar
Gus laughter which greeted bis effort
ell over the country, be fnally iuao.
ined, no doubt. that be bad buried the
prospects OF Daluth and lie neighbor.
hood 90 deeply andsF q cloud OF Fidi-
oule that II you'd never again be
bFonght 30 the attention OF the public
The sixteen years thst have passed since
then have, boveveT, wrought an almost
miraculous change, and today Dulnth
haa is innings. THE boundiess re
soaFces OF that prolific region OF sand
aud pins shrubbery,s Aa NJ. Knott iron
ieAiiy described it. have been developed,
and tbs euorno1s products q those
vast and fertile pine bArrens" have b.
come a potential reality. 1he soil in
rrgard 90 Which be challenged anyone
10 Fina In hts seak 90 thia door and a.
seFt that, sxceptinR the pine bushss.
the erliro region vOald prod1ca vese
tstion enough IN ten years to fatten a
grasahopper, IL prodncins boauteous
efOps OF wheai. aBd PFospeFsas towns
and cities dot The neighbour 3od.
e.FsHlAF % the Northern Pacific
RAitFoaa, devoted % the "Yeilowstons
Para and dsninE ear Foats 10 the paeihc
Coast" prints Nj. Knots speech IN
full. with running con nsnts ia red let
tiers, and opposite illustrations ofthines
a. Congressman Knott pictured them
and a. they are today. Il hecidentaily
overheard some gentlemen the other
DAY" sad Mr.. kuotl, mention The
Esme Of 'Baiuth.' and rushed % my
library and examined ell the mapa I
esnld tna- laughter HegN Mr.
kecet is piesnred iE the set 81 exAuin-
ina a map with nnaGnifYtng glass 20
Hna paiaih. while ever his bead. ia red
letters. RAGS toe legend "Popuiafion
u palash ia lsfQ. soc; 10 1850. $40; 10
fs-s - an - ina susyg~xzt,sa thai IA
l1th uatghi b mirage Of tie deacri"
is followed ~ toe comment in the Sans
stArinE letters ~Iaxahie valaalion %
paiath pruPsrty IN lsSs. fIi.TTS1a.s
Ia fass, u Is aOabtful n any orator
sho has "dtryea his falarity" vas ever
~tossssd" - cenapiesely a. NE. Proesns
knota e By tbs sinVga placinG Of bis
speeeh 10 iaxtspoSiti1n With existine
facts. His sarcastic reference 20 tie
'iu EsSnse Nksai stids 10 tie very heafs
af a wilderness t. see occasion fer
ssaisns IL red letter the fasa thai pas
lath received lass ysag -. A., - b1sheis
q saeAt gFown % tbose very Gests,
whils Gets 81 Sc in@aase elevators,
With . capacity e is.aNAlo bashels,
tee egerA heEse and The sleSaas bald
mas wAich hEe te& streets % the city
zre literally iEftrsPerNed- Before na-
iSih opsns 3 tsturs q oounGissa FRA
EsEiiy. eui IN = Zee nacoihs TIE uaan
uhs dsrsase IA. A8d wAo has already
eess fasgotAaE - hcsy sosia, wtll ~
tire frars ths exrc1tfvs chair AZ Esa
taeky b ths absccgliy 6t pEiEAts afs,
fro1 uAics be wtii FreeAhty ssVes
agAtn e1eres.